Steph Cameron

Steph Cameron is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose debut album Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady was a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, she was based in Vancouver, British Columbia when she launched her music career. When she was 17, Cameron left Saskatoon with a goal of working at the safe injection site in Vancouver. She made a living busking on the streets, and self-recorded a demo album, which she used as currency, trading it for food, drinks or anything she needed. She recorded a demo under the stage name Steph Infection, which resulted in her being signed to Pheromone Recordings. She spent years in the underground punk and hip hop scenes, but it's working in the folk and old country music traditions – her sound reminiscent of folk the troubadour stylings of the 60's and 70's – that she's found her voice. Steph also does social work back in Canada as an outreach worker with deprived families. She released Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady in late 2014, and followed up in 2017 with Daybreak Over Jackson Street. Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady was named the number one Canadian album of the year by PopMatters. Polaris Music Prize nominee Steph Cameron returns with Blood Moon (April 2025), her most sonically expansive album to date and her first full-band recording. Steph Cameron's authentic voice, powerful songwriting about life on the margins, and commitment to social justice have made her a unique and important voice in Canadian folk music.

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